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Permalink Reply by GarrettTV on June 16, 2009 at 3:53am

Also, I forgot to mention, I will pay up to $50 for the shifters, depending on condition. you can contact me directly at GarrettTV@gmail.com.

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Don on June 16, 2009 at 4:15am

Velo Orange has some nice Diacompe BE shifters if you are looking for quality.

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Permalink Reply by GarrettTV on June 16, 2009 at 4:20am

PD, thanks. You have come through once again.

Primitive Don said:

Velo Orange has some nice Diacompe BE shifters if you are looking for quality.

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Permalink Reply by Jerome Hughes on June 16, 2009 at 4:26am

love that VO stuff, have had good experiences with them (the vendor, not the shifters, though if they're offering 'em, bet they're fine)

most Shimano bar-ends have encountered can be "flipped" from indexed to friction, believe this may still be the case with newer ones, so if you're not wedded to indexing, that may open up your options, especially with used bar-ends

get the cable stops along with the shifters, they bolt up to the downtube shifter mounts, some have barrel adjusters, too

on a newer note, these will be spendy, but interesting to see R2C (return to center) on 'em...

sram-unveils-new-time-trial-and triathlon shifter

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on June 16, 2009 at 6:13am

i have a pair of almost new cable stops that bolt to where your downtube shifters used to be. these are the nice ones from rivendell and have barrel adjusters. i had them on my surly for 2 weeks before i switched from sti's to downtube shifters... i'll be out of town until friday but send me a pm if you're interested.

Jerome Hughes said:

love that VO stuff, have had good experiences with them (the vendor, not the shifters, though if they're offering 'em, bet they're fine)

most Shimano bar-ends have encountered can be "flipped" from indexed to friction, believe this may still be the case with newer ones, so if you're not wedded to indexing, that may open up your options, especially with used bar-ends

get the cable stops along with the shifters, they bolt up to the downtube shifter mounts, some have barrel adjusters, too

on a newer note, these will be spendy, but interesting to see R2C (return to center) on 'em...

sram-unveils-new-time-trial-and triathlon shifter

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Permalink Reply by Jon on June 16, 2009 at 6:29am

I'll be in to reconfigure your entire rear end later.

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